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Household of John Playle (born 1838, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Playle and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Playle, born in 1838 in Tillingham, Essex, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Playle, born in 1839 in Chard, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Ruth (born 1867 in Deptford, Kent, England), Mary J (born 1871 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Ada (born 1874 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Martha (born 1860 in Peckham, Surrey, England) and John's Step Daughter, Alice (born 1864 in Deptford, Kent, England).


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John Playle's household

Male

John

Playle

Head
Female

Eliza

Playle

Wife
Female

Ruth

Playle

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Playle

Daughter
Female

Ada

Playle

Daughter
Female

Martha

Mason

Step Daughter
Female

Alice

Mason

Step Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Playle
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Tillingham, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Playle

Head

Married

43

1838

Tillingham, Essex, England

Eliza

Playle

Wife

Married

42

1839

Chard, Somerset, England

Ruth

Playle

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Deptford, Kent, England

Mary J

Playle

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Deptford, Kent, England

Ada

Playle

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Deptford, Kent, England

Martha

Mason

Step Daughter

Single

21

1860

Peckham, Surrey, England

Alice

Mason

Step Daughter

Single

17

1864

Deptford, Kent, England

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